Saving Agent Gibbs

As Balboa helped Dana up from the floor Jenny took notice of how bruised Dana looked.
“You got a few good shots in, Jay.”
“I learned from the best sis.”
“I guess this means that we can drop the covers.” Kate said.
“We can stop acting like our last name is King, but we are still family, Kate.” Ziva answered.
“You family, ha.”
“Oh no.” Tony said.
“I am family, Kate. I have been for four years.”
“You are not family, David.” Kate said as she mispronounced Ziva’s last name again.
“This is gonna be bad.” Tony said.
“It’s Da-veed, Agent Todd.”
“You’re family is in Tel-Aviv and in the ground.”
“How dare you bring Eli and Ari up.”
“Well it’s not my fault you are related to a dead beat dad and murderer.”
“Ari has been dead for four years and Eli is nonexistent.”
“Well I think it’s about time you join them." Kate said.
“Oh, I see how it is. You think I'm just like them. You don’t think it’s possible that I'm different from them, do you?”
“They are gonna start throwing punches at each other soon.” Tony said.
“Yeah you may want to break them up, Jen.”
“Agent David, Agent Todd.” Jenny said in her Director tone.
“What?!” Ziva and Kate said.
“Calm down guys. Remember she’s the boss and we have a more pressing matter at hand than the two of you dealing with your Ari issue.” I said.
“Director.” Kensi said in our earwigs.
“Yes, Agent Blye.”
“We have a fix on Agent Gibbs.”
“Where is he, Kensi?” Abby asked impatiently.
“Abby.” Jenny said reprimanding Abby.”
“Harsh much, Jen?”
Jenny glared at me.
“You’re not helping.” Jenny said to me.
“So.”
“Where is Agent Gibbs?” Jenny asked as she rolled her eyes.
“What did I get myself into?” Jenny asked herself.
“Agent Gibbs is in a room five floors up from where are now.” Agent Blye answered.
“Thank-you. Has there been any phone calls for me?”
“SECNAV called to see how the case was going, Dom took care of that and Assistant Director Vance called. He wants you to call him when you have a moment.”
“Great.”
“What was that Director?”
“Nothing, Agent Blye. Keep me posted.” Jenny said.
“Will do Director.”
“Where’s Gibbs?” Abby asked.
“He’s five floors above us in a room.”
“Why did you say great before?” I asked.
“Vance wants to talk.”
Tony and I had a complete Lucy Ricardo moment after hearing that Vance wanted to talk.
“What’s wrong with Assistant Director Vance wanting to talk?” Kate asked.
“He just wants to complain and that’s the last thing we need right now.” I said.
“That bad, huh?”
“Worse.” Ziva said.
“Okay so who is going to save Jethro?” I asked.
“You, Ziva, Tony and I will save Jethro. McGee and Kate will stay here with Abby.” Jenny answered.
“Be safe.” Abby said as she gave us each a hug.
“We will Abby.”
Once the four us got in the elevator Jenny found out what room Jethro was being held in.
“Jethro is in suite 4623.”
“So what is the game plan Director?” Ziva asked.
“Tony and I will get Jethro, you and Jaylyn will take care of Logan.”
“Sounds good, ready to unleash our mad skills on the bastard?” I asked Ziva.
“Of course, I owe Gibbs that much.”
A few minutes later we got to the floor that suite 4623 was on. As we approached the suite we had our guns drawn. Tony kicked down the door. Ziva and I each fired a round at Logan. Jenny checked for a pulse as Tony untied Gibbs.
“Took ya long enough.” Jethro said to Jenny as soon as Tony took the gag out.
“I’m just glad you are alive. I don’t know what I would do if I lost you.”
“You would survive. You’re a fighter; Jen, you always have been and you always will be.”
“Is that your way of saying I love you?”
“I guess so.”
“I love you too, Jethro.”

Separate Activities

Later that day we all had separated from the collective group to do our own things. Tony had gone down to the buffet with McGee. Jenny and Jethro had gone down to the coffee shop the hotel had in the lobby. As for Abby, Ziva, Kate and I; we had decided to go to the outdoor pool. As Jenny and Jethro reconnected over their second cup of coffee another couple that had checked in the same time as us, came up to them.
“Hello, mind if we join you since everywhere else is taken.” Logan asked.
“Go ahead.” Jethro said.
“Thank-you; I’m Dana and this is my husband Logan.”
“I’m Jenny and this is Jethro, my husband.”
“Were those your children with you earlier?” Dana asked.
“Yes; we have five, two sons and four daughters.” Jenny replied.
“What are their names?” Logan asked.
Jethro was a bit suspicious at this point.
“Anthony, Kate, Timothy, Abby, Ziva and Jaylyn.” Jethro answered.
“How old?” Dana asked.
“Anthony is 38, Kate is 35, Timothy and Abby are 30, Ziva is 29 and Jaylyn is 25.” Jenny answered.
“I hope you don’t take this the wrong way Jenny, but you look good for having five children and a set of twins.” Dana said.
“Thank-you.”
Meanwhile outside at the pool; Abby, Ziva, Kate and I were sunbathing. Abby had an umbrella so that she could keep her pale complexion.
“Did Tony and McGee ever delete those pictures of you from LA, Ziva?” Abby asked.
“Not as far as I know.”
“What did Tony do?” Kate asked.
“I was lounging like we are now last year when Jenny gave us the day off and Tony decided to take pictures of me. Instead of deleting them like I asked him to, he sent them to McGee and they haven’t deleted them.”
“The day you lost mom?” Kate asked as she kept to our cover.
“We didn’t lose her.”
“Four gorgeous women, lounging in bikinis.” Tony said as he started taking pictures with his cell.
“Tony!!!!!” the four of us said in unison as McGee joined us.
Kate and Abby punched Tony in the stomach as Ziva and I head-slapped him.
“Delete those, Tony. And the other ones too.” Ziva said.
Meanwhile Jenny and Jethro had gone back to the room. On their way back Jethro had told Jenny to go ahead of him as he went to the bathroom. When the seven of us returned to the room we all had a bad feeling. As we drew closer to the door we saw that it was slightly open.
“Jenny.” I said with a slight hint of fear and concern in my voice.
As Tony, Kate, Ziva and I pulled our guns out McGee stayed back with Abby. The room was in disarray as we walked in.
“Clear.” Kate said as she checked our room.
“Clear.” Tony said as he checked his and McGee’s room as Ziva checked the kitchen.
The next thing I saw was Jenny lying on the living room floor and not moving. Ziva saw the same thing as I did and flashbacked to the first time she found Jenny in the exact same position. Without any hesitation I ran over to Jenny.
“Jaylyn!!!” Ziva said as she tried to stop me.
In the next few minutes Dana came out from her hiding place and Ziva was by my side.
“Stay with her. I’ll take of that crazy bitch.” I said to Ziva.
“You seem to be pretty close to your mother.”
“What the hell did you do to her?”
“Nothing she won’t recover from in a few minutes.”
“What the hell did you do to her, bitch?”
“I just drugged her just like my partner drugged your Dad.”
At that point McGee had ushered Abby into one of the bedrooms and Jenny started coming around. Within minutes I punched Dana square in the jaw. A few minutes later I had Dana subdued and Kate had her in cuffs. Abby had heard everything from the bedroom.
“Where are you keeping him?” Jenny asked.
“Your precious husband is somewhere in this hotel.”
Jenny then slapped Dana like Abby slapped Ziva four years earlier.
“Jay, call Balboa and have him pick her up. Kensi, Dominic get a fix on Gibbs’ cell phone.”
“I’m guessing you guys aren’t related.” Dana said.
“We’re federal agents.” Kate replied.
“NSA, CIA or FBI?”
“Try NCIS.” I said.
“Navy Cops.”
“Ah yeah.”
Abby came out of the bedroom and joined us.
“We have to save Gibbs, you have to save him.” Abby said to Jenny.
“I will, Abs don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to Jethro.”
“Who is taking the lead on this?” McGee asked.
“I think I should since I am the senior field agent.” Tony said.
“But Jenny has more seniority than you do, Tony.” I said.
“I’m taking the lead, Tony works the case like Jethro would.” Jenny said.

Undercover Work and Memory Lane

“I think we can go out there now, Jethro.” Jenny said as she fixed her hair.
Kate was with us just outside of Jenny and Jethro’s room. Abby had joined us once Tony had let Kate in.
“Gibbs in there with the mystery redhead?” Kate asked.
None of us said anything.
“He isn’t with the mystery redhead; he’s with me, Agent Todd.” Jenny said.
“Kate, this is Director Jenny Shepard.” Tony said introducing Kate to Jenny.
“I’m sorry; Director, I didn’t know.”
“You’re supposed to be dead.” I said.
“Well I’m not, Agent?”
“Shepard, I’m Jaylyn Shepard.”
“Okay; so I guess that makes you and the Director, sisters.” Kate said as she looked over to Ziva.
“Yeah, we’re sisters.”
Surprisingly enough Jethro had been quiet the entire time.
“He’s our functional mute.” I thought
Kate walked over to Ziva and extended her hand.
“You must be Ziva David, I’m Kate.” Kate said as she mispronounced Ziva’s last name.
“It's pronounced Da-veed. And it’s nice to meet you too.” Ziva said.
Everyone could sense the tension between Kate and Ziva.
“Why are you here, Kate?” Jethro asked.
“I’m coming back to the agency and to the team.” Kate answered.
“McGee create a cover for Kate, DiNozzo brief Kate.” Jethro instructed.
“Yes boss.” Tony and McGee said.
“Welcome back, Kate.” Abby said as she hugged Kate.
“Kate; you’ll be bunking with Abby, Ziva and Jaylyn.” Jethro said.
Ziva still had a look of being guarded about everything and everyone, especially guarded of Tony.
“It will be okay. Tony won’t betray you. He’s not the same the person he was back then.” I said.
“I know.”
Abby helped Kate bring her stuff into our bedroom. Once Abby came out into the kitchen to grab a Caf-Pow, Ziva had gone into the bedroom. As for me I had gone to Jenny and Jethro’s room. This time their bedroom door was opened.
“Can I come in?” I asked.
“Sure; come in, Jay.” Jenny answered.
“What do you need?” Jethro asked.
“Just wanted to make sure you were both okay with Kate being back and to make sure that I still have a job.”
“Why wouldn’t you?”
“Jen, you know perfectly well why. Jethro only has four agents apart of his team. With Kate around we are one over, which means either I am out or she is out. We all know Jethro won’t get rid of Kate since she is like a daughter to him. I’m just the Director’s sister; I have no other place then that.”
“You aren’t leaving the team.” Jethro said.
“So you’re letting both of us stay?”
“Yes.”
“One last question, did you guys know that Kate was still alive?”
“Of course we did. We found out a few weeks ago.”
“Okay.”
A few hours later it was lights out. McGee and Tony had gone to their room after kissing their respective girlfriends goodnight. Kate was kind of surprised when she saw Tony kiss Ziva. Abby, Ziva, Kate and I then turned in for the night. Abby took a part of the floor. Ziva took one bed as Kate took the other bed.
I found a space on the floor like Abby. The following morning Kate, Ziva, Abby and I were the last one up. The four of us had decided to join the others in the kitchen for breakfast. Gibbs was at the small dining table drinking coffee and reading the paper. Jenny was on her phone with her coffee in her hands.
“It’s my childhood all over again.”
As we got breakfast Tony looked up to us.
“You guys look like hell.” Tony said before he took a bite of his cereal.
Kate, Ziva and I went over to Tony and head-slapped him as Abby punched him in the arm.
“Apparently you haven’t learned.” Kate said.
Jenny then got off her cell and nudged Jethro.
“What?” Jethro asked.
“We have to tell them.” Jenny answered.
“DiNozzo, David, McGee, Shepard, Abby.”
“Yes boss.” the five of us said as we joined my sister and Jethro at the table.
Kate took Tony’s seat on the couch.
“Agent Todd didn’t die five years ago like you think.” Jenny said.
“Okay, so the bastard didn’t kill her.”
“Tony.” Ziva said.
“Sorry, hun.”
“Kate has been in witness protection until recently.”
“But we were there when Ari shot her, Gibbs. I had her blood on me.”
“The bullet didn’t do that much damage. Ducky was able to fix her up.”
“Okay; so we are one big happy family again, all seven of us.” I said.

Undercover Hallucination

As Jenny checked us in with the concierge I had noticed the same look on Tony and McGee’s faces they had when Jenny came back to the agency. But this time Abby and Jethro had the same look on their faces.
“What’s wrong with them?” I asked.
“I’m not sure. I don’t like seeing that look on Tony’s face.” Ziva answered.
“Watch it Ziva, your concerned girlfriend side is showing.”
“I don’t like seeing that look on Dad’s face either.” Ziva said
“Better sis.”
“Jaylyn did you say something to me?” Jenny asked.
“No, I didn’t mom.”
Jenny turned her attention back to the concierge.
“This is going to take some getting used to.”
Minutes later we were in the living room of our three bedroom hotel room.
“What did you guys see that caused the deer in the headlights look?” I asked.
“We saw someone that was a part of our team a few years ago.” McGee said.
“Who did they see?” Agent Vaile said in our earwigs.
“Kate?” Ziva asked.
“But she died six years ago when Ari shot her.”
“We all thought the Director was dead and you brought her back.” Abby said.
“So you think Kate faked her death like Jenny did.”
“Pretty much.” Tony said.
“But you and Gibbs were there when Kate died.” I said.
“Yeah, I remember.” Tony said as he remembered Kate taking a second bullet from Ari and being sprayed with Kate’s blood.
“You guys keep tabs while you are there and we’ll look into it here.” Agent Blye said.
“Thank-you Kensi.” Jethro said.
“Your welcome, Gibbs. And please all of you keep to your covers.”
“We’ll try, Agent Byle.” Jenny said.
Jenny and Jethro snuck off to their room for some alone time, Tony sat down to watch TV, McGee decided to listen to a MIT lecture online. Ziva, Abby and I went to our room to unpack. Jenny and Jethro took their wrist microphones off along with their earwigs before anything started.
“Just like Marseilles?” Jethro asked.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way, Jethro.”
Meanwhile in the room I was sharing with Abby and Ziva we were bonding. Just like my sister and Jethro we took out our earwigs and removed our wrist microphones.
“I don’t know the whole story of what happened when Kate died.” I said.
“What is there to know? My brother attempted to shoot Gibbs; Kate took the bullet to protect Gibbs, then Ari shot Kate and I killed my brother to protect Gibbs.”
“Still a sore subject?”
“Yes.”
“Kate was family, Jay. Just like you are.” Abby said.
“If Kate is really still alive, I might get the axe.”
“You are not going to be fired, Gibbs wouldn’t fire you and Jenny wouldn’t allow it.” Ziva said.
“I know that, but if Davenport says to fire me Jenny and Gibbs have to follow orders.”
“It won’t come to that. Gibbs will fight for you and so will the Director.”Abby said.
“Okay, I think I am going to go call Balboa.”
Back in the living room McGee looked up from his laptop to see Tony thinking about something,
“What are you thinking about, Tony?” McGee asked.
“Kate.”
“Me too.”
“Kate is dead, I was there when the bastard shot her. There is no way in hell Kate would be alive after taking a .308 round.” Tony said.
“Six years later and you remember what the round was.”
“Kate was my partner, Probie.”
“I know.”
“If Kate is alive, I wonder how Ziva is going to handle Kate being around. And what is going to happen to the team.”
“All I know is that I would love to be around when Kate and Ziva meet each other.” McGee said.
“So would I.”
After Tony spoke there was a knock at the door. Ziva came out of our room with her gun drawn after she told Abby to stay where she was. Tony and McGee both had their guns out as well. Tony and McGee were a few steps behind Ziva. I quickly got off my cell with Balboa and joined the others. As I walked by Jenny and Jethro’s room, I could hear Jethro stumbling around as he told my sister to stay put.
“We’ve got it out here, Dad. Stay in there with Mom.” I said.
“Where is Abby?” Jethro asked in a hushed voice.
“I told her to stay in the bedroom.” Ziva answered.
“Are Tony and Tim with you two?”
“Yes.” I answered.
There was a knock on the door again followed by a voice.
“Open up Tony, its Kate. I know you and the others are in there.”
Tony looked through the peephole and saw Kate on the other side.
“Come on Tony.”
At that point Tony opened the door as we all holstered our guns.
“Miss me?” Kate asked once she came into the hotel room.